New Seminar Will Provide Effective Strategies
to Reduce Costly Mistakes in PDE Reconciliation,
CMS Audits, and Appeals and Grievances

Washington, DC, February 6, 2007 — Atlantic Information Services Inc. (AIS), a leading health care information company, is pleased to announce the new AIS One-on-One seminar, Part D Execution Risks, on May 1 in Washington, DC, and May 17 in Chicago.

Featured faculty John Gorman, Maureen Miller and Jane Scott, from the industry-leading Gorman Health Group, will help you identify, assess and mitigate risks in three of Part D's costliest problem areas:

(1) Limit the Major Potential Downside of PDE Reconciliations. Failure to handle and reconcile Prescription Drug Event (PDE) data correctly could deal a huge financial blow to your health plan. It has been estimated that as many as 75% of all health plans will owe money to CMS — in amounts that could climb above $10 million for mid-sized plans with 40,000 to 50,000 members. Learn what steps you can take to reduce this potentially enormous liability you could be facing.

(2) Learn Effective Strategies for Upcoming CMS Audits. Face your upcoming CMS audit with confidence, knowing what to expect and how to respond. What steps should you take to prepare for CMS auditors ... and how should you respond if you are labeled as an outlier? Learn how to shape this audit process to reduce your compliance risk.

(3) Navigate the Dangerous Compliance Minefield of Part D Appeals and Grievances. Handling Part D complaints is complex and often conflicts with how coverage disputes and complaints are handled in commercial settings. Learn how to structure effective processes ... and avoid potential civil and criminal penalties for failure to adhere to specific time frames for appeals and grievances.

Click here for the detailed seminar agenda and registration information.

AIS One-on-One is a new series of management seminars designed to facilitate valuable face-to-face interaction and information-sharing among the health care industry’s top advisers and a select group of managers from health plans, hospitals and health systems and pharmaceutical companies. Atlantic Information Services, Inc. (AIS) is a publishing and information company that has been serving the health care industry for 20 years. AIS products include print and electronic newsletters, looseleafs, books, audioconferences, seminars, strategic reports and databases. Publications include: Managed Care Week, Report on Medicare Compliance, Medicare Advantage News, Inside-Consumer Directed Care and Drug Benefit News.

Atlantic Information Services
1100 17th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-521-4323
www.AISHealth.com

CONTACT
Jayne Hill
Director, Seminars and Professional Development
Atlantic Information Services, Inc.
jhill@aispub.com
Phone: 202-775-9008